Graduation ceremony in which the number of graduating students from her once a year online class outnumbered those in all of her 11 live classes combined (and yes, I’m still grading those online final essays).

I’m struggling getting down to 500 words for NPR (I’m so damned wordy!), and yes, I am so “kicking ass” in this very non-intellectual, non-verbal physical world I’ve entered: I’m doing another half marathon next weekend and hope to beat last weekend’s time (the free beer garden at the end of the race is always a big enticement).